Well, the second trimester is coming to an end and I can already feel some of my energy slipping away. The last week I have been so tired in the afternoon to the point that I could take a nap. So far I haven’t actually taken a nap, but I don’t think it will be long! Maybe if I exercise when I get home it will help. I should be able to do a bit more exercising this week. The water aerobics class starts Tuesday so that should be interesting. I guess thanks to this daylight savings crap I can go for a walk in the evening. I am probably the only person that hates daylight savings! I function based on the sun. If it is out I want to be up and if it is down I want to be asleep. I hate driving to work in the dark. Hate it. I am so tired when I get to work and in a terrible mood. Plus I am sure I will be up late tonight since my body is all messed up now. It doesn’t seem like it should be 8:30, I just ate dinner! Tomorrow morning I should be nice and grouchy.
In other pregnancy news my acid reflux is doing much better, but the middle back pain is acting up most days. I think the little guy is pushing on something because I didn’t have a problem for the last few days and then earlier I could feel him shifting around and bam, my back was killing me all the sudden and hasn’t stopped. My pregnancy brain is going strong too. The rabbits had a great time running in the baby room tonight since I forgot to put up the gate. I also forgot to turn on the stove when I was cooking dinner.
We worked on the nursery some this weekend. We got some room darkening shades and put those up. We also put up the valances. It took Casey about 1.5 hours to hang them (2 each). He had to make sure every single part was level and then check it a few times. At least he does it right. I just watched and handed him the tools. I did have to hold the level once and thought my arms were going to fall off while I waited for him to get it just right. It must be perfect. This is why dad will be doing the stencil, but I will have Casey tape them up so they are nice and level. 
Casey’s parents and sister also came up this weekend with a minivan full of baby stuff including the glider for the nursery! I have been avoiding ordering the bookcase and toy box until I made sure there was room for the chair. There is room so I went to order them today and both are on back order! Figures. I just want it all done, but I guess I will have to wait until the end of April (estimated ship date on the bookcase, no idea on the toy box).
I had my glucose test this week and I passed so no diabetes for me! I really didn’t mind the drink at all. To be honest I kind of liked it! I pretty much only drink water so it was nice having a sweet drink. The only problem was drinking it so fast. It was a bit difficult getting it down quickly since it was so sweet, but I managed. It gave me horrible acid reflux though and I couldn’t do anything about it until after they took the blood and by then it was better. I met with my first midwife and I loved her! We discussed my diet (that was my homework – a food journal) and both agreed my veggies are lacking. She said just put some cheese on them. Well, I can do that! If I had more energy to cook when I got home it wouldn’t be an issue, but I just hate cooking during the week. My weight is looking good. I was only up 2 pounds from my last visit. She said I am on track and she would like me to gain 25-35 pounds. I am feeling bigger now. Still a long way to go when it comes to growing!!
We are most likely going to adjust my due date by a few days. I believe my due date to be 6/13 not 6/9 and she agreed. My last ultrasound put me at 6/12 so looks like I was much closer than the docs! Really, 4 days isn’t a huge deal, but she said it is important if I go into early labor. Since the birth center will not force me to induce I am not as worried about it as I was at the OB’s office. I expected them to pressure me at 41 weeks which really wouldn’t be 41 weeks for me! At least I don’t have to worry about that now. My biggest concern at this point is making sure this little guy ends up head down. That is a c-section for sure so let’s all hope he figures it out when the time comes.
I will post more updates this weekend along with my new picture!
Today I went to yet another consignment sale! I didn’t get as much this time since I really don’t need too many more clothes. There is another one this week so I went through my current stock to see what I really need. I went to today’s sale with a good friend of mine that is also pregnant and due 6 weeks after me. Today I found out if she is having a boy or girl… I won’t say because some of you out there know who I am talking about and she hasn’t told all her friends and family yet so I won’t say yet! I just wish she didn’t live in Charlotte!
The room is slowly coming together. I actually ordered a bunch of stuff last week for the room so I am waiting for all of it to get here. I ordered two prints, a couple baskets and the stencils. So far only the prints are here and they are so cute! Oh and mom found a crib skirt on super sale at Pottery Barn that matches really well with my set. It needs to be hemmed though. Hopefully next weekend we can get the roller shades and put up the curtains. Right now they are just hanging on the crib. I also started working some on the dresser. The drawers need some work and I am not sure yet what to do with them. I also need a way to organize them for tiny clothes so any tips are appreciated.
I have my next appointment this week so I will try to write up a bit later this week. I weighed myself twice yesterday and the first time I was up a pound or so and a few hours later I was up 4! I don’t know which is right, but I am guessing the 4! I did manage to find a pair of jeans that don’t fall down all day so I will probably wear them all the time now. I wouldn’t mind the weather warming up a tad (not too much) so I can get out my flip flops. I also have a few spring tops that I wouldn’t mind wearing for a change. Of course I am sure they will get old pretty quickly too. The acid reflux is better, but still comes and goes. Other than that I have no problems. Still sleeping really well and no pains yet. The sleep is thanks to my snoogle. Best money I have spent so far, but being super cheap I did get it used on Craig’s List. It was so worth it. It is so comfy and JD loves it. Casey actually likes it too! I did add an extra pillow at the end for my legs. I find that I sleep better with my whole leg elevated and not just the knee area. It really helps my hips and lower back. My sweet teeth is now in high gear and I really need to get it in control so I don’t end up with a 10 pound baby! He is sure to come out loving carbs, dairy and sugar because that is pretty much all he gets in there! He won’t have a clue what vegetables taste like and I hate eating meat so he doesn’t get much of that either.
In other news I picked up my newest foster rabbit from the SPCA Saturday. Someone dropped off three rabbits in various containers over the weekend. They just left them at the end of the road at the SPCA. A volunteer saw them on the way out one night and called to let them know there were some animals left outside. Poor little things. So cute. I ended up with the female and she is terrified of people. I am sure she was abused in some way. I haven’t seen one this scared in awhile. We have pretty much left her alone this weekend. We only reach in to give her food, hay and water. We never try to pet her so hopefully she will learn we aren’t here to hurt her. She explores and has a good time until we get too close. JD doesn’t scare her at all, just humans. I am still waiting for the domestic that is running wild too. He/she will be pretty scared of us too if we can catch him.
Here is a picture of JD enjoying my snoogle pillow. He likes to spend his days sleeping on it.
Here is my current belly picture. I added the hands on the belly to help define it a bit since I just kind of look like a blob now. Perhaps I will switch to a lighter shirt, but I like the slimming effect of the black ones!
Only 100 days until my due date! Where has the time gone? I can’t possibly get it all done in time! Does it really matter if I get my photos organized? No, but I really feel like I have to do it. I seem to come up with new projects daily and haven’t finished all the other ones I have started. It is silly, but I just need everything done and organized before he arrives. I suppose this is a completely normal feeling that won’t be going away anytime soon. I have a feeling I will need to get the carpets cleaned in a few months as this is one I hear from a lot of people. I wonder why?
I think I am going to sign up for a prenatal water aerobics class. I have no desire to spend money on a maternity bathing suit or to see myself in one, but I think it will do me good. I need to get in a class to keep myself motivated on my exercising and it will probably feel really nice to get in the water in a few months as the belly grows. I haven’t signed up yet so I guess I could still chicken out. I must remember all the other girls are big and pregnant too. I was doing really good with my exercising, but last week was so busy I didn’t fit much in. This week should be better and then next week is another crazy one with something to do almost every day after work. If only I could have a few more days off work. I could get so much more done!
This weekend we put the crib together (okay, Casey did it alone and did a good job), moved the shelf in the nursery to the rabbit room, cleaned and organized the bunny room (they were not thrilled with us messing in their space) and I spent Saturday in Cary for Rabbit Day! We didn’t win the photo contest this year, but I did win a raffle prize which was awesome. We also had 7 adoptions and applications on a few other bunnies! It was a big success. Then I get an email this morning about 3 more surrendered at the SPCA. 
It never ends.
Here is this week’s picture. It was very underexposed so I had to really bump it up making the background go really white, but it will do for now. You get the idea. Anyway, the little guy is really moving around a lot more now and changes positions often. Some days really high and some days really low! Casey still hasn’t seen him kicking from the outside even though it happens all the time. He never gets over fast enough to see it. Never falls he stops kicking as soon as Casey comes over.
No picture this week! We took a few and they are horrible. I need to give Casey a few lessons on taking pictures…. of course it doesn’t help when we forget to do it until night and have to use the flash. Yuck. My belly hasn’t really changed much this week so you aren’t missing anything.
We were in Charlotte over the weekend to visit Casey’s family and to pick up all the awesome stuff his sister is giving us. There was so much that we couldn’t even bring back half of it! Thanks Valerie! I got it all out to organize it when we got home and realized just how much we have already and there is more coming. Now I need to figure out where to put all the baby stuff. While in Charlotte I also went to another consignment sale with Melanie and we had so much fun. I really like getting great deals on baby stuff. This little guy is going to have way more clothes than he needs, but I can’t resist. I also found some cloth diapers and covers at great prices so I picked up a few. Most retail for around $14 and I got them for $4 each! I also picked up a few more outfit that I probably don’t really need, but for $1 or $2 a piece why not? This baby is going to have way more clothes than me! If only I could get my clothes for $1. Speaking of clothes I am becoming very frustrated with my wardrobe or lack of one I should say. I wish it would hurry up and get warm! I don’t want to buy more cold weather clothes because it seems like such a waste of money with spring around the corner. I have been picking up a few basic tees and such, but nothing all that great. It is so hard spending $20 for one shirt that I will wear for a couple months. Jeans are an even bigger problem. Part of me hates to buy another pair since so far I hate every single pair I own so why waste more money? Plus maybe I won’t want to wear jeans soon with it getting warmer. Maybe this full panel thing will be great when I have a big huge belly to fill it out so I am hesitant to buy the lower panel ones…. on the other hand I just want a pair of comfy pants! The Gap jeans I really want to try are on sale online, but they don’t have my size. I found a pair of them on ebay so I am debating on getting those. I will check out the stores this weekend.
The nursery is coming along, but not very quickly. The crib is still in the box, but at least now the box fits in the room. Our plan this weekend is to work on moving the shelf out of there and into the bunny room so we can put together the crib. I got two more things on ebay – the little decorative pillow case and the flannel sheet that goes on with the set. I got really great deals on both of them so all I need now is the bed skirt. Someone put one up today for $50, but I have seen them as low as $25 so I will just wait for them to lower the price. I also need to order the stencils so we can start working on that, but I need to decide which ones.
As for pregnancy stuff my only issue so far is this acid reflux! Ugh. I seem to only have a problem when at work and if I go to bed with any tiny bit of food in my stomach. The weekends are usually reflux free so I blame work. Last night while making my lunch at 9 I ate one tiny little chip that fell out of the bag. The only thing I had to eat since 5. Well when I went to bed it was like someone poured acid down my throat so I had to take some tums and go to bed inclined. So then I wake up uncomfortable and lay down. Lesson learned. Nothing to eat at least 3 hours before bed, not even a tiny itty bitty piece of food. I am of course hungry every night, but can’t eat. At least it isn’t all the time and only flairs up sometimes. Casey also felt the little guy move Sunday night!! He hasn’t seen my tummy move yet though.
Well, off to do a little more work for our adoption event this weekend.
It’s almost time for our third annual rabbit adoption day at Animall!! If you are looking for something to do next weekend come out and visit. We will have lots of rabbits available for adoption, hot chocolate, fundraisers and lots of information on pet rabbits. We are doing the bunny photo contest again so make sure you check out the contest and vote for Tuscan and Moose!! We won first place last year and won an awesome price.
I got the camera out this weekend and took some pictures of the bunnies. It has been awhile since I took pictures of them. Tuscan and Moose don’t really cooperate with me because they insist on hiding in their box so there is no light to get their picture!! I also took some of my foster bunnies. They are leaving tomorrow to go to the SPCA and I will really miss them. I always feel bad taking them because I don’t want them to think I abandoned them! They have such a nice cushy life here and it is nice there, but not as nice as here. They get used to my schedule and get lots of time to run around outside of their cage. I am sure the SPCA is a shock to them. Cats, dogs, lots of strange people messing with them, limited veggies, not so great hay, other rabbits and only 15 minutes outside the cage on a good day! It just breaks my heart, but I can’t keep them all and at least I was able to save them from certain death…..
I am too tired to post much tonight, but I wanted to at least post the picture from this weekend. I am still feeling good, sleeping good and no major problems.
First let me say there is no picture this week. We forgot to take it over the weekend and now we might as well wait until this weekend to do it. My belly hasn’t changed all that much this week. Yesterday was my first visit at the birth center and it went really well. I met with the RN to go over my medical history and the pregnancy so far. I felt very comfortable there and I am really happy I decided to switch to them. My next appointment is in 4 weeks and I get to do the 1 hour glucose test. Hopefully I will pass and not have to do the 3 hour test. After that appointment I move to every other week appointments. It is hard to believe I am already that far along! This little guy is going to be here soon!!
The projects are coming along slowly. I am hoping to make some more progress this weekend, but I don’t want to make Casey do too much work since it is his Birthday. Mom and dad purchased the crib for us and it is now sitting in the hall waiting for space to open up in the baby room. Target was having a sale so we went last weekend to get it. I have lots of ideas for the room so I can’t wait until I can start putting it all together. I won an eBay sale yesterday for a couple items. Here’s hoping there is nothing wrong with them! Now there is this super cute nightlight that goes with the set. It is way overpriced, but the pregnant lady in me is taking over and I want it!! I must resist because I really don’t need a fancy nightlight no matter how cute it is, but if they drop the price it is mine.
In other baby news I saw my belly move the other night. Of course Casey wasn’t here to see it and now that he is back the little guy is barely moving. It was so cool to see my belly moving around, but a little freaky at the same time. I can feel him kicking on the outside now, but Casey has yet to feel it. He doesn’t really have the patience to wait for him so he tends to miss it. I suppose he will have plenty of time to feel and see him in the coming months. My acid reflux has kicked up a notch this week. I have been eating way more chocolate than normal and have been a little slack on my vitamins. I am wondering if both were having an impact. I think the digestive enzymes were probably helping. I took them today and I am already feeling much better so I guess I better take my vitamins! Also, no more chocolate which is really a good thing. Meanwhile I am quickly running out of clothes. I hate both pairs of maternity jeans that I have, but I wear them anyway. I have to pull them up all day because they are still a bit big, but my old jeans are way too small now. My bigger problem is shirts!! I am down to 6 and I am getting a bit tired of wearing them. I am on a mission this weekend to find some clothes. It isn’t easy since all the stores have spring clothes now so finding long sleeve shirts and sweaters is a bit harder. I need to just suck it up and pay whatever I have to pay for some clothes. I am tired of looking frumpy! I did buy 5 pairs of capri pants on Craig’s List tonight. She was selling them for $10, for all of them! So even if only one pair works it is a good deal. Doesn’t help my shirt situation, but they will be nice in a couple months when it warms up some. I can pass them on to my other pregnant friends that are having babies later in the summer. They will certainly need them!
First let me say that I am having so much fun! Friday Casey and I went to Babies R’ Us to start our registry. I debated about where to register, but Babies R’ Us is pretty universal and Buy Buy Baby doesn’t have as much of a selection. Plus Babies R’ Us is located in more places. I let Casey work the gun and I pretty much knew all the main things I wanted to hit for the night. I didn’t want to do too much so we did a quick lap around the store. I was a bit annoyed with the lack of selection in some areas. Plus you know I am a bit “hippie” so many of the things I was interested in weren’t sold at Babies R’ Us. They have a larger selection online, but I was disappointed to see most things were sold out! Plus you have to pay shipping. I only registered for items that were available in my local store so people would be able to get them!
Well, there were a lot of things missing so I did a bit of research and decided to register with Amazon too. I was seeing a lot of people using it on message boards so I checked it out one day. Awesome. So many things I was looking for and most of them ship for free! So easy. Plus they have a Universal Registry button so I can add things from other websites that aren’t available on Amazon or Babies R’ Us (like my cloth diapers and diaper bag). I don’t know if anyone will actually use it or purchase items off it, but it was fun to do anyway. I figure local folks will just hit the Babies R’ Us and the out of town folks will have the option to ship for free with Amazon! Plus some people (like me) hate Babies R’ Us. It is so frustrating going in there to get a gift. You cannot go on a weekend because it is so crowded and I can never find the things I am looking for or they are sold out. I guess that is what happens when there is only one location in Raleigh! The Amazon registry isn’t as easy to use, but if you go to amazon.com you click on gifts and wish lists on the top. On the right you will see a search button and you can select baby registry.
I tried to put a nice selection and various prices. It was fun. Even if I don’t get a thing off either of them I had the best time! I am still adding things every now and then so it may change a bit.
UPDATE: I have added a link on the sidebar to my favorite Etsy hats and cocoons/wraps (under Baby Stuff). As you all know this baby will be photographed A LOT!! So cute props and hats are needed. I am hoping to do take pictures for a little extra money one day so I need the practice! I am sure I will be adding more….. I am a sucker for cute hats.
Lot’s of fun this week! I have a picture below from today. As you can see I don’t look as big when wearing a maternity shirt as I did the other day in my old shirt. I did have my first stranger notice I was pregnant this week! I was so excited. For some reason when she said “Oh, you’re pregnant” I looked at my belly as if I needed to check to make sure! It was such a strange reaction. Of course earlier that morning on my way to work I had managed to drop peanut butter on my shirt so I had a nice oil stain right on my belly. Two people noticed my belly that day and I had on a dirty shirt!
Also this week it snowed! It didn’t snow as much as we were expecting since it turned to sleet early Saturday morning so it didn’t look as impressive. It was still lots of fun for us! It all happened Friday night and Saturday so no missing work. I am going to go in a bit later tomorrow since they haven’t cleared the roads yet. Just the main ones. Anyway, on Saturday while it was sleeting I looked out and saw little bunny prints in the snow! Then all the sudden our little bunny came running out into the yard and towards the deck. He was all wet and I felt so bad for the little guy. We went out to track him and he had run all around the deck. We figured he was trying to get under there for shelter, but he couldn’t get in so we cracked the door a bit for him. Of course then he would be trapped if a predator came in there! Later that night I saw him eating the tiny bits of grass sticking out from the snow. All his earlier tracks had been covered. This morning I looked out and saw lots of tracks in the yard! Casey and I had a great time walking around following his tracks. There was also cat prints in the back and front yards. The cat tracks followed the rabbit so he must have smelled him. There was an area that looked like both were running. We also saw another animal tracks at the neighbors house. It must have been a raccoon or opossum. It certainly wasn’t the cat or rabbit. It was tiny tracks with nails. I can’t even image what life is like for that little rabbit at night! So many creatures out there chasing him around. How scary. He really stands out in the snow too. Usually we can’t see him very well, but he really stands out in the snow. We saw him some more this afternoon so he made it through the night okay.
We spent most of the weekend cleaning (why is it we have to clean so much!) and working on wiring the house. The wiring has been a lot of work! We bought an XBOX a few weeks ago so we can watch TV downstairs. Then we found out that we had to pay more to watch Netflix and the wireless wasn’t good enough to watch the shows recorded on the server. We tried a new router, no good. Moved the router, no good. So finally it was decided we needed to wire the house. Casey had started the project many years ago before I was around, but he never finished it. Getting the wire from upstairs to downstairs was not easy. We now have holes in several walls, but managed to get the wire downstairs. The wires were in the closet and we needed them over by the TV. After several attempts and trips under the house Casey finally listened to my advice and drilled through the floor. So now we have TV downstairs. There is still a lot Casey wants to do with the project, but it is over my head. Oh, and we had to run two wires so we can move the Wii down there in the spring since we will be able to stream Netflix on it for free! A lot of work to watch TV!
On another note, I started my registries, but I will post more on that this week. I need to work on them a bit more!! As usual I am mixing it up a bit!! I am sure you wouldn’t expect anything less from me!
21 week photo, almost 22 weeks
